CVE-2003-0251

Description

ypserv NIS server before 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a TCP client request that does not respond to the server, which causes ypserv to block.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.51% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory turbolinux.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8031	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21112	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-201.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A667	signature vdb entry
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-43.txt	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440454/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:072	vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert%2F55600&zone_32=category%3Asecurity	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2873	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-173.html	patch vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016517	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0251?: CVE-2003-0251 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0251?: To fix CVE-2003-0251, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2003-0251 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-0251 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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